Maine Bar Foundation Announces Grants
The Maine Bar Foundation, an organization of 3,100 lawyers licensed to practice in Maine, announced the recipients of its 2009…
Month: February 2009
Sheppard Mullin Admits to Stealth Layoffs
Sheppard Mullin, which instituted salary freezes in January, now admits it has been shedding attorneys since the beginning of 2009.…
ATL: Paul Hastings Layoffs in L.A.
First LA's Paul Hastings announced the layoff of 10 Atlanta associates. Now tipsters tell Above the Law that the firm…
Firms Using Fewer Legal Secretaries And Support Staff
The number of legal secretaries and other support staff that have been laid off at firms in recent months is…
UK’s Ashurst Luring 10 McKee Nelson Partners
London's Ashurst is in advanced talks to recruit at least 10 finance partners from McKee Nelson which, if finalized, would…
EpsteinBeckerGreen Expands Bankruptcy Team
EpsteinBeckerGreen has brought on seven bankruptcy and corporate reorganization lawyers from Dreier LLP. The team is made up of Paul…
Update: Pillsbury Winthrop Offers “Voluntary Departure”
As we reported last week (and in case you didn't overhear it yourself on the train), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman…
More Layoffs at Chicago’s Neal Gerber
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, a Chicago-based law firm with about 200 lawyers, cut nearly 10% of its attorneys. The firm…
Bilzin Sumberg Cuts Attorneys, Staff
Miami's Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod has cut some attorney and staff positions. The firm, founded in 1998, declined…
Morning News Roundup for Tuesday
This morning's top stories: Cleveland’s Thompson Hine will impose an across-the-board $17,500 base salary reduction on associates and other non-partner…
Attorney Announces Maryland Mortgage Task Force
On Friday, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced a new effort to fight against mortgage fraud in the state of…
Ticketmaster Settles With New Jersey, Changes Online Policy
On Monday, after upsetting Bruce Springsteen and many of his fans, Ticketmaster agreed to make changes in its online ticket…